Last Break Of The Night
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
The 21 remaining players are taking their last break of the night. Once they return, we will play two more levels, before the chips are bagged and tagged.
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011-12 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Palace
Prize Pool
$963,210
Entries
662
Level
34
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Poker Is A Brutal Game Sometimes
Poker is a game that can give you both the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Unfortunately for Brett Schwertley, he knows that all too well right now, as he has been eliminated after two brutal suckouts in the last 20 minutes.
On the first hand, we caught the action on a flop of 
. There was 120,000 in the pot, and Schwertley led out for 82,000. Sam McGrath was his lone opponent, and he elected to make the call. The turn brought the 
, and Schwertley checked. McGrath announced a bet of 120,000, leaving himself just over 140,000 behind. Schwertley announced all in having him covered, and McGrath called. The cards were flipped, and it was a classic cooler.
Schwertley: 
McGrath: 
Schwertley had turned the nut flush, but he needed to dodge the board pairing to win the hand. He couldn't do it, as the river came the 
. That knocked him down to 150,000.
He hung around for about 15 minutes before sticking the rest of his chips in. McGrath raised it to 31,000 under the gun, and James Mordue made the call. Schwertley was next to act, and he went all in for 133,000 more. McGrath folded, but Mordue called. The cards were tabled, and Schwertley was once again way ahead.
Schwertley: 
Mordue: 
The flop was safe for Schwertley, coming 
. The turn came the 
, giving Mordue flush draw outs. He wouldn't hit the flush on the river, but he did hit the 
to give him a full house and end Schwertley's day in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
840,000 | 160,000 |
|
700,000 | 190,000 |
|
Busted |
Mackoff Tests Madsen
From second position, Jonas Mackoff raised to 28,000 and he was called by Jeff Fielder next to act. Action folded around to the big blind, Jeff Madsen, and he reraised to 114,000. Mackoff sat silent and emotionless for about a minute before stacking out 240,000 and sliding it forward.
Fielder folded and it was Madsen's turn to sit quietly. Eventually he announced that he was all in and Mackoff quickly let go of his hand.
Just one hand later, Madsen three-bet the raise of Joshua Pollock and got him to fold as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,050,000 | 270,000 |
|
770,000 | -30,000 |
|
575,000 | -125,000 |
Carter Turns It
We caught the action as what looked to be an 80,000 chip bet/raise and call were being scooped in by the dealer on a 
board. The pot was being contested by Allen Carter out of the small blind and Brandon Riha in the cutoff.
The river was the 
and Carter led for 50,000. Riha made the call but was unhappy to see the 
of his opponent. Riha mucked and Carter scooped the pot to nearly even the stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000 | -135,000 |
|
770,000 | 200,000 |
Cohen Gone
Aryeh Cohen has been a short stack virtually all day. He finally went busto though when he three-bet shipped for his final 67,000 out of the big blind on the 30,000-chip raise from Nicholas Wilbur. He held 
against the 
of Wilbur.
The board ran out 
and the Wilbur's flush sent Cohen to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
500,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Fielder Outruns and Eliminates Martin
Action was folded to Phil Martin in the small blind, and he open shoved for 150,000. Jeff Fielder was sitting in the big blind, and after getting an official count, he slid in the call.
Martin: 
Fielder: 
The two were off to the races as the flop came out 
. The turn kept Fielder out in front, coming the , and Fielder sealed the deal with the on the river, eliminating Martin
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Madsen Losses A Chunk
Fresh off his new table change, Jeff Madsen jumped right into the action, but unfortunately, it didn't turn out too well for him. Jonas Mackoff raised under the gun to 28,000, and it folded all the way around to Madsen in the small blind. He announced all in, and as soon as the big blind folded, Mackoff tosses his chips in, and immediately flipped over . Madsen tabled , and would need alot of help to win the hand.
He wouldn't get it on the flop, 
, and the 
on the turn sealed the deal. The meaningless river brought the , and Madsen shipped over 300,000 to Mackoff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
780,000 | -420,000 |
|
|
700,000 | 305,000 |
Action Moving Quickly
Level 22
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Tony Le was just knocked out in 25th place. Additionally, Jeff Madsen was moved to Table 1 to compensate for the loss of Dean Buchanan. The two chip leaders, Madsen and Joe Kuether, are now both at the same table.
Level: 23
Blinds: 7,000/14,000
Ante: 2,000
Riha Staying Active, Mack Taking Advantage
Brandon Riha has been opening consistently with min-raises and so far, is playing table captain.
He just raised from middle position to 24,000 and was called by Dutch Boyd in the small blind and Ian Mack in the big blind. The flop was and all three players checked. The turn was the and Boyd checked again. Mack fired 43,000 and Riha was the only caller.
The river was the and almost immediately Mack gave out a loud and almost over-the-top sigh before slapping the table rather hard. Riha raised an eyebrow and checked. Mack tabled for broadway and said, "Eh, you weren't calling anyway."
Riha just smirked and replied, "I had a good hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
915,000 | -185,000 |
|
|
525,000 | 100,000 |